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Kids are the future of slinging.
Jan 27^th, 2021 at 9:15pm

I just finished braiding a sling for a little boy that wanted one. I felt the need to remind everyone that children are the future of slinging. Maybe if we make an effort to teach kids how to sling, and they do the same, slings will be less niche. Maybe slings can get the representation they deserve in movies and video games. If you're slinging balls at the park, keep a spare handy just in case someone is curious and wants to learn. If I have children one day, I will definitely teach them how to sling and they will be better than I ever was. Just a thought.

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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1915 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #1 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 6:53am Actually, you would be surprised how many children have been taught slinging frim members. Her. This topic comes up occasionally here
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #2 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 7:01am Probably half the people I've given slings to were minors. They seem to love it. Get them into these traditional skills early on and it could stick with them the rest of their lives.
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4464 Finland	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #3 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 9:01am I wish I had been given a sling or discovered slinging earlier. I don't know many children currently but I have three sisters and at least two want kids. I'm going to be the fun uncle that gives them dangerous weapons of war for their 4th birthdays
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Reply #4 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 9:12am

To be fair, children are also the past. A good number of slingers were introduced to slinging in Sunday School Bible stories at church.

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Reply #5 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:21pm

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jan 28^th, 2021 at 9:12am:

To be fair, children are also the past. A good number of slingers were introduced to slinging in Sunday School Bible stories at church.

I was first exposed to slinging through the story of David and Goliath when I was very small so I can definitely relate. I acquired a sling but nobody taught me how to use it so I gave up rather quickly. One time I asked my mom for a sling and she just gave me a sock ball and an old rag. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:22pm

Kick wrote on Jan 28^th, 2021 at 9:01am:

I wish I had been given a sling or discovered slinging earlier. I don't know many children currently but I have three sisters and at least two want kids. I'm going to be the fun uncle that gives them dangerous weapons of war for their 4th birthdays Cheesy

If and when my sister has children, I'll make sure those buggers grow up to be master slingers.

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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13944 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #7 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:32pm A while back I had an army of neighborhood kids as slinging disciples. Now they're all grown. Hopefully they'll all pay it forward.
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SerKraus Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 266 Gender:	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #8 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:49pm Rat Man wrote on Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:32pm: A while back I had an army of neighborhood kids as slinging disciples. Now they're all grown. Hopefully they'll all pay it forward. You never know!
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #9 - Jan 28^th, 2021 at 10:05pm Rat Man wrote on Jan 28^th, 2021 at 1:32pm: A while back I had an army of neighborhood kids as slinging disciples. Now they're all grown. Hopefully they'll all pay it forward. You may very well have created an entire army of slingers if they each teach several people. What is the R naught of Slinging I wonder...
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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 210 Gender:	Re: Kids are the future of slinging. Reply #10 - Jan 29^th, 2021 at 4:08pm I would like the child to learn this from childhood and by his youth was already a professional in throwing sling stones
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